I often paint tranquility. If you stop thinking and rest, then a little happiness comes into your mind. At perfect rest you are comfortable.
AGNES MARTINI think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye, it is in the mind.
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I want to say that they are not what they seem to be. I want to say that all that seems like fantastic mistakes are not mistake.
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That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.
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Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork.
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The artist works by awareness of his own state of mind.
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Nature is like parting a curtain, you go into it …. as you would cross an empty beach to look at the ocean.
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This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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When I first made a grid I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees and then this grid came into my mind and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do, and so I painted it and then I was satisfied. I thought, this is my vision.
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Once he sees this fact his feet are on the path. If you want to know the truth you will know it.
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It’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. It’s about remembering feelings and happiness.
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I would like my work to be recognized as being in the classical tradition (Coptic, Egyptian, Greek, Chinese), as representing the Ideal in the mind. Classical art cannot possibly be eclectic.
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There’s not any hint of nature. And still everybody responds, I think.
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The happiness of every living thing is what we want.
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What we really want to do is serve happiness. We want everyone to be happy, never unhappy even for a moment. We want the animals to be happy.
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Anything can be painted without representation.
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